SHAM


Meaning of SHAM in English

[sham] n [perh. fr. E dial. sham shame, alter. of E shame] (1677) 1: a trick that deludes: hoax

2: cheap falseness: hypocrisy

3: an ornamental covering for a pillow

4: an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine

5: a person who shams syn see imposture

[2]sham adj (1681) 1: not genuine: false, feigned

2: having such poor quality as to seem false [3]sham vb shammed ; sham.ming vt (1755): to go through the external motions necessary to counterfeit ~ vi: to act intentionally so as to give a false impression: feign -- sham.mer n syn see assume

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.